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Enrollment FunnelsADA CompliantCMS-Powered

Private School Website Development

Your Admissions Page Loses Families Before They Ever Book a Tour

40%
Enrollment Lift
Average increase in inquiries
<1.5s
Load Time
Mobile-first performance
100%
ADA Compliant
WCAG 2.1 AA standard
0
Vendor Lock-in
You own everything
What Private School Website Development Fixes — And What It Doesn't Touch

A family lands on your campus page at 9pm on their phone. Your virtual tour loads in two seconds. Your grade-level landing page shows tuition, program highlights, and a visible inquiry form. They submit. Your CRM logs it. Your admissions director gets a Slack ping before morning coffee. Private school website development rebuilds your enrollment infrastructure — the tours, directories, event calendars, faculty bios, and application funnels that turn research into deposits. It's not marketing automation or SIS replacement. It's the conversion layer between your school's reputation and your admissions pipeline. When your site looks dated or breaks on mobile, qualified families ghost you for competitors with faster, clearer paths to apply.

Waar projecten falen

Your current site looks outdated and doesn't match your school's reputation Prospective families leave before booking a tour and choose competitors with better-looking sites instead.
Admissions inquiry forms are buried or broken Qualified families won't dig around for a contact page—they'll just apply somewhere else.
Staff can't update events, news, or faculty bios without calling a developer Stale content makes your school look disorganized, and that erodes trust with both current and prospective parents.
Your site isn't accessible to users with disabilities ADA non-compliance opens your school up to lawsuits and shuts out families who can't engage with your content.
The mobile experience is broken—slow loads, bad layouts, tiny text Over 65% of parents research schools on their phones. A poor experience costs you enrollments.
No integration with your SIS, CRM, or email tools means admissions staff waste time on manual data entry and leads fall through the cracks. Manual data entry wastes admissions staff time and increases the chance of dropping a lead

Compliance

WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility

Every page ships with accessibility built in. Screen readers, keyboard navigation, and color contrast are all tested before launch.

FERPA-Aware Architecture

Student data stays protected. Parent portals and forms are built so no personally identifiable student information is ever exposed publicly.

SEO-Optimized Structure

Schema markup for educational organizations, local SEO for your area, and clean URL structures that rank for enrollment-related searches.

Core Web Vitals Tuned

Sub-second largest contentful paint and zero layout shift. Google rewards fast sites with better rankings—and parents reward them with trust.

Analytics & Enrollment Tracking

GA4 event tracking on tour requests, application starts, and form submissions. You'll know exactly which pages are driving enrollment.

Content Management for Staff

A headless CMS with role-based permissions so admissions, athletics, and communications teams each manage their own content independently.

Wat we bouwen

Embed 360° campus tours with lazy-loaded video so performance stays under 2.5 seconds

Prospective families explore your campus before they schedule a visit — and your page speed doesn't tank

Build grade-specific landing pages with inquiry forms and tuition blocks that move families toward applying

Every grade level gets a dedicated conversion path with clear CTAs and tuition transparency

Deploy a CMS-managed faculty directory with search, filters, headshots, and credentials by department

Parents and applicants find faculty credentials and bios in seconds without emailing the front desk

Launch a staff-controlled event calendar with auto-archiving and SEO indexing for athletics, arts, and academics

Your admissions team publishes events and news in real time without waiting on a developer

Integrate a secure parent portal gateway that connects to your SIS, lunch ordering, and carpool systems

Current families access schedules, forms, and communication tools through one authenticated hub

Roll out multi-campus design systems with shared branding and location-specific navigation

Multi-location schools maintain brand consistency while tailoring content and navigation per campus

Ons proces

01

Discovery & Enrollment Audit

We study your current site's enrollment funnel, talk to admissions staff, look at competitor schools, and nail down your conversion goals.
Week 1-2
02

Information Architecture & Design

Sitemap, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs for key pages. You approve every screen before any code gets written.
Week 3-5
03

Development & CMS Setup

We build on Next.js with a headless CMS configured for your team's workflow. Admissions forms, directories, and calendars all get wired up properly.
Week 6-9
04

Content Migration & QA

Existing content is migrated, redirects are mapped, and every page is tested across devices, browsers, and assistive technologies.
Week 10-11
05

Launch & Staff Training

We go live, train your team on the CMS, and stay available for 30 days post-launch to handle any adjustments that come up.
Week 12
Next.jsSanityVercelTailwind CSSCloudflareGoogle Analytics 4

Veelgestelde vragen

How long does it take to build a private school website?

Most private school websites launch in 10–12 weeks. More complex builds—parent portals, multi-campus support, SIS integrations—can run 14–16 weeks. We set timelines during discovery so nothing catches you off guard, and we work around your enrollment calendar so the launch date actually makes sense.

Can our admissions team update the website without a developer?

Yes. We configure a headless CMS with role-based access so admissions, athletics, and communications staff each manage their own sections. The editing interface is visual and requires no coding. We also run hands-on training during launch week so your team feels confident from day one.

Will the website be ADA compliant?

Yes. Every site we build meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards. We test with screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, and automated accessibility audits. That protects your school from legal risk and makes sure every prospective family can access your content, regardless of ability.

Can you integrate with our student information system?

We regularly integrate with platforms like Blackbaud, FACTS, Veracross, and others. Usually this means building a secure parent portal gateway that authenticates users and connects directly to your SIS dashboard, lunch systems, and communication tools—without exposing any student data.

How much does a private school website cost?

Private school websites start at $8,000 for a core enrollment-focused build. Most schools fall in the $10K–$18K range depending on features like parent portals, multi-campus support, virtual tours, and CMS complexity. Every project is fixed-fee with no surprise charges at the end.

Do you help with SEO so families can find our school online?

SEO is part of every project. We add local schema markup for educational organizations, optimize page titles and meta descriptions for enrollment keywords, make sure load times satisfy Google's Core Web Vitals, and set up GA4 tracking so you can see exactly which pages are generating tour requests and applications.

Private School Websites from $8,000
Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support included.
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